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Policing non-standard English when pupils talk might seem to be a good way to standardise how they write, but the practice could do more harm than good, researchers suggest

The idea of tackling ‘word gaps’ between poorer children and their wealthier peers has become normalised in schools – but it is part of a damaging deficit narrative that has been debunked by research, says Ian Cushing

England may have shot up the Pisa rankings for reading, but the key stage 2 grammar tests are having a hugely negative impact on writing, teaching approaches in primary and on how we perceive spoken English, argues Ian Cushing